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Description

"Coronado and His Captains" by Gerald Cassidy

Series

400th Anniversary Coronado Expedition
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3¢ "Coronado and His Captains" by Gerald Cassidy

Face Value

3¢

Date Issued

07-Sep-1940

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Run Qty

Unknown

Separation

Perforations

Perferations

10.5 x 0

Print Method

Recess

Printing Process

Rotary Press

Color(s)

Violet

Watermark

None - No watermark

Notes

Commemorates the 400th anniversary of the Coronado's expedition through the southwestern states after the Spanish defeated the Aztecs in Mexico in the sixteenth century. The stamp design was based on the painting "Coronado and His Captains" by Gerald Cassidy.

People

McCloskey, Victor S - Designer
Edmondson, J S - Engraver (lettering)
Brooks, C A - Engraver (vignette)

See also

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Key Word(s)

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Stamp Qty 1 Mount J Acquired 4/13/2026 - Unused; Unhinged Gum Cond Mint never hinged Centering Very fine Location American Heirloom Volume 1

1940 in History

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3¢

Package Rate

3¢

Postcard Rate

1¢

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7/6/1932

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Adolf Hitler (8/2/1934-4/30/1945)

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